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​Divinity

by December Lace
The theater is my church, the stage is my altar
I pray at the red curtains,
applause giving me holy light, the pain
divine

​I pray, oh how I pray

The lights shining brighter
the congregation
surrounding me in seats priced by bids

their applause
lifting me to the skies
and I am a saint

worship me
my feet my crucifixion
my painted face my master’s creation
the demon within
never rests

December Lace is a former professional wrestler and pinup model from Chicago. She is a Best of the Net nominee and has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, The Molotov Cocktail, Pussy Magic Lit, The Cabinet of Heed, Vamp Cat, Enchanted Conversation, Twist in Time, Dark Marrow, and Rhythm & Bones YANYR Anthology, among others as well as the forthcoming Pink Plastic House. She loves Batman, burlesque, cats, and horror movies. She can be found on Twitter @TheMissDecember or www.decemberlace.blogspot.com.